Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Its 1999 population for the commune was 995.
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Location of Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique 
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| Coordinates: 49°31′13″N 3°19′21″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Laon |
| Canton | Vic-sur-Aisne |
| Intercommunality | Val de l'Ailette |
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| • Mayor (2008–14) | Jean-Claude Dumont |
| Area 1 | 11.46 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,014 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02217 /02380 |
| Elevation | 47–147 m (154–482 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Coucy is located west of Laon on the road between Tergnier (north) and Soissons (south) north-northeast of Paris.
The river Ailette forms most of the commune's southern border.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1990 | 1,058 | — |
| 1999 | 995 | −6.0% |
| 2008 | 1,052 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 1,058 | +0.6% |
Personalities
- Henri Carette
- Moses ben Jacob of Coucy
- Xavier Gargan
- César de Vendôme, (b. June 7, 1594)
- Ferdinand Stanislas Bigot (May 6, 1809 – 1890), mayor of Coucy-le-Château in the 1870s
- François Pipelet de Leury, (1722–1809), director of the Royal Academic Surgery, doctor of the royal family, mayor of Coucy-le-Château for thirty years. Lieutenant of the first surgeon for the king.
- Enguerrand VII de Coucy
Points of interests
- Ruins of the Château de Coucy. The modern town is squeezed into the space within the medieval walls.
- A medieval garden
- Domaine de la Grangère (a green space for the garden of the governor's house at the time) - landmark classified in 1931
- A church - rebuilt after World War I.
- The forest nearby Coucy is the place where the Paris Gun was located and first used in WWI.
External links
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Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Coucy-le-Château. |
- Official website
- http://www.amvcc.com
- Tourist guide to the town
- Arms of this town
- Collection of old postcards from Coucy
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